The Lad Who Poked the Devil in the Eye

A young man's curiosity places him on the edge of mankind's extinction. As the boy who provoked death itself, he invited an alien race to rain havoc upon the Earth. But Otis Cruz knows more than the experts can guess, with access to information he can't explain. As the world hurtles towards oblivion, he has to convince the world he can deliver them from alien enslavement. All while avoiding the aliens, the media, curious strangers and a government eager to appease the aliens. After risking his life to befriend an alien eager for his assistance, Otis feels betrayed when they turn on humanity. Only he has insight into their plans, and discovers little difference between the aliens seeking to enslave the Earth, and the human leaders prepared to surrender humanity to the ravenous aliens. Twelve years after Earth's first encounter with aliens, they receive a return visit. Only this time, the aliens aren't stranded and helpless. Instead they're ravenous and eager to devour all in their path.